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Is It Possible To Get HIV From Oral Sex? When Should I Get Tested For HIV?

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Posted on Tue, 2 Apr 2013
Question: is it possible to get HIV from insertive oral i.e. blowjob?I have submitted myself to PEP about 60 hours after incident. When should I be tested for HIV?

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Answered by Dr. Y V Siva Sankara Murty (22 minutes later)
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Thanks for writing to health care magic.

Yes there is a risk of transmission of HIV from a blow job.

You will be asked to come back for testing for HIV at 4 to 6 weeks, 3 months and 6 months after exposure.

Hope this helps.
Take care.
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Is It Possible To Get HIV From Oral Sex? When Should I Get Tested For HIV?

Hi,

Thanks for writing to health care magic.

Yes there is a risk of transmission of HIV from a blow job.

You will be asked to come back for testing for HIV at 4 to 6 weeks, 3 months and 6 months after exposure.

Hope this helps.
Take care.